Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Definition of Freedom

"The right to defy an unconstitutional statute is basic in our scheme. Even when an ordinance requires a permit to make a speech, to deliver a sermon, to picket, to parade, or to assemble, it need not be honored when it's invalid on its face. "

Potter Stewart (1915-1985),
U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Walker v. Birmingham, 1967

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